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==''Synopsis== :'' Pugatory is a belief that is unique to the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Other [[Christian]] [[denomination]]s reject the concept. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that purgatory is a place or state of punishment or purification that occurs after death for Christians before they can enter [[heaven]]. It is not [[hell]], because hell is a permanent state - eternal separation from God. Purgatory is only a temporary state, and once purified, the Christian enters heaven. ~~==Contents==~~

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* [[Heaven]] | [[Hell]] | [[Afterlife]] | [[Death]]

* [[The problems with Purgatory, prayers for the dead and indulgences (G.G.)]]

~~{{quotes}}~~[[Problems with Purgatory, prayers for the dead and indulgences (G.G.)]]

==Main article==

Catholics affirm that [[God]] metes out temporal punishment even to believers (see, for example, [[Numbers 20]]:11-12). They also believe that sins are forgiven if and only if they are repented of ([[Isaiah 55:7]], [[Luke 17]]:3-4). Catholics do not treat [[sin]] as a collective entity that one can dispose of in whole; if one repents of one sin but not of another, then one is not fully repentant and thus not fully forgiven. Since God cannot behold evil ([[Habbakuk 1:13]]), Catholics claim it follows that one must be fully repentant of all sins before entering [[heaven]]. Since it is unlikely that one will be able to fully repent of all sins in this life, they argue, purgatory is offered as a place to do that, instead of eternal damnation.

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